At a glance
Commerce Bank Education Center is a 57,716-square-foot office building at 4651 SHAW BLVD in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 42.5 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 42.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 57,716 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-000940:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 42.5 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 52.6 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2019 | — | 46.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, FACILITY MANAGER
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Location
- Address
- 4651 SHAW BLVD
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Commerce Bank Education Center compare with other office buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 86 office buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 42.5 kBtu/ft² is about half of the average of 88.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,716 sq ft, it is about 75% below the average floor area of 229,954 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Commerce Bank Education Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 St. Louis disclosures for Commerce Bank Education Center, covering report years 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021. Site EUI moved from 48.0 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 42.5 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 11% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 42.5 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Commerce Bank Education Center's 42.5 kBtu/ft² across 57,716 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (719 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Commerce Bank Education Center to report its energy use?
Commerce Bank Education Center reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-000940:2021). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Commerce Bank Education Center's energy grade?
Commerce Bank Education Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 42.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Commerce Bank Education Center use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 42.5 kBtu/ft² across 57,716 sq ft.
What are Commerce Bank Education Center's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Commerce Bank Education Center?
Commerce Bank Education Center is at 4651 SHAW BLVD, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Commerce Bank Education Center and when was it built?
Commerce Bank Education Center has 57,716 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is Commerce Bank Education Center covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Commerce Bank Education Center, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/commerce-bank-education-center-b2b249d9 (data as of July 9, 2026).